pattern
- IPA[ˈpatn]
英式
- a repeated decorative design；an arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects
- decorate with a repeated design；give a regular or intelligible form to
verb: pattern, 3rd person present: patterns, gerund or present participle: patterning, past tense: patterned, past participle: patterned
noun: pattern, plural noun: patterns
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a repeated decorative design a neat blue herringbone pattern 同義詞
- ▪ an arrangement or design regularly found in comparable objects the house had been built on the usual pattern 同義詞
- ▪ a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done a complicating factor is the change in working patterns the murders followed a repeated pattern 同義詞
- 2. a model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts make a pattern for the zigzag edge 同義詞
- ▪ a set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item the bag contained wool, needles, and a pattern for a sweater
- ▪ a wooden or metal model from which a mould is made for a casting to make a split mould a wooden pattern has to be made first
- ▪ a sample of cloth or wallpaper it is easier to choose carpets from the roll than from a pattern book 同義詞
- 3. an example for others to follow he set the pattern for subsequent study
動詞
- 1. decorate with a repeated design he was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours the boxes are patterned with black and white chevrons
- 2. give a regular or intelligible form to the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it
- ▪ give something a form based on that of (something else) the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear
